"The analysis presented in this overview report concluded that while the
international market for ostrich products remains buoyant, it is also highly volatile.
As a niche product, ostrich meat it is subject to shifting consumer preferences
similarly the ostrich leather market is tied to overall economic conditions and
specifically growth in disposable income.As noted in the report, from a regional perspective the Botswana industry is still
in its infancy. The growth of the industry was initially hampered by the absence of
an ostrich abattoir, once this was built (completed in 2002) there was an additional lag of two years before export accreditation was achieved in August 2004."